Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side. After being mugged, the boy befriends a young hustler and, after stealing a gangster's car, the two embark on an adventure down south in search of the hustler's estranged father.
| Directing | Robert Mandel | Director |
| Writing | Joe Eszterhas | Writer |
| Production | Michael C. Gross | Producer |
| Production | Joe Medjuck | Producer |
| Production | Ivan Reitman | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bruce Broughton | Music |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William M. Anderson | Editor |
| Editing | Dennis Virkler | Editor |
| Editing | Sheldon Kahn | Editor |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Bruno | Costume Design |
